Large fight outside Monroe bar injures three, one seriously

MONROE — A large fight outside a Lake Street bar early Sunday morning left three men injured - one seriously – village police say.

Police say two groups of men – one from Middletown and the other from Haverstraw – squared off around 3:20 a.m. outside Manhattans bar.

A 24-year-old Haverstraw man was slashed across the face and suffered significant blood loss, police say. He was sent to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, where police say it took 36 staples to close his wound – which ran from the top of his head down the side of his face. The victim was released later Sunday morning.

Officials say a 20-year-old man from Haverstraw was also slashed in the face, treated at Good Samaritan and released. And a 21-year-old man from Haverstraw was treated at the scene after being hit in the head with a blunt object.

Police are searching for two men in connection with the fight. Officials did not release the names of the victims.

Manhattans bar has been a trouble spot for some time, police said. A check of state Liquor Authority records shows the license for the bar's address expires Monday.